Do you know the difference between supervision and performance management?

For many school staff, the word supervision immediately brings to mind observations, clipboards and being assessed.

But in therapeutic and social care settings, supervision means something very different.

It's a regular, protected space, just for you, to talk through the emotional impact of working with children and young people.

Not a review. Not a checklist.

A space to put it down.

In this video I explore what clinical supervision actually is, why school staff need it, how confidentiality works, and what it can do for your wellbeing, your clarity and your practice.

This video is for teachers, SENCOs, pastoral leads, teaching assistants, family support workers and anyone working alongside children in a school setting.

Have you ever wondered why a child's behaviour can seem so out of proportion to what's actually happening in the room?

In this first episode of Behind the Behaviour, I introduce the concept that underpins the whole series — the nervous system as a safety scanner.

Once you understand this one idea, you'll never look at a child's behaviour quite the same way again. Behind the Behaviour is a short weekly psychoeducation series for anyone who lives or works with children — teachers, SENCOs, teaching assistants, pastoral leads, parents and carers.

Anxiety is one of the most misunderstood experiences in childhood — and one of the most common. In this episode of Behind the Behaviour, I explore what anxiety actually is, what it does to a child's body, and why telling an anxious child to "just calm down" doesn't work — and what to do instead. This is episode 2 of a 10-part psychoeducation series for anyone who lives or works with children.

Why can some children manage big feelings — and others seem to go from zero to overwhelmed in seconds? In this episode of Behind the Behaviour, I introduce one of the most important concepts in trauma-informed practice — the Window of Tolerance. Understanding this changes how you see dysregulation completely. This is episode 3 of a 10-part psychoeducation series for anyone who lives or works with children.

When a child lashes out, runs away, or shuts down completely — what is actually happening? In this episode of Behind the Behaviour, I explain fight, flight and freeze from a child's perspective — and why these survival responses so often get mistaken for bad behaviour. This is episode 4 of a 10-part psychoeducation series for anyone who lives or works with children.

Trauma isn't always what we think it is — and it affects far more children than we realise. In this episode of Behind the Behaviour, I explore what trauma actually means, how it affects a child's developing brain, and why connection must always come before correction. This is episode 5 of a 10-part psychoeducation series for anyone who lives or works with children.

The most powerful tool for supporting a dysregulated child isn't a programme, a resource, or a strategy. It's you. In this episode of Behind the Behaviour, I explore co-regulation — what it is, how it works, and why your own calm is the single most important thing you can bring into the room. This is episode 6 of a 10-part psychoeducation series for anyone who lives or works with children.

When a child doesn't have the words for what they're feeling — what then?

In this episode of Behind the Behaviour, I explore why creative methods — art, sand, clay, movement, music and story — work so powerfully with children who've experienced stress or trauma. And why you don't need to be a therapist to use them.

This is episode 7 of a 10-part psychoeducation series for anyone who lives or works with children.

You don't need a therapy room, expensive resources or specialist training.

In this episode of Behind the Behaviour, I share three simple creative tools you can try with children tomorrow — draw your feelings, emotion stones, and body mapping. Practical, accessible and grounded in therapeutic understanding.

This is episode 8 of a 10-part psychoeducation series for anyone who lives or works with children.

Children who can name what they're feeling are better able to manage it. But how do we help them get there?

In this episode of Behind the Behaviour, I explore emotional literacy — what it is, why it matters, and three simple ways to build it in the children you support. Including why modelling your own feelings out loud is one of the most powerful things you can do.

This is episode 9 of a 10-part psychoeducation series for anyone who lives or works with children.

In this final episode of Behind the Behaviour, I bring together everything we've covered — the nervous system, anxiety, the window of tolerance, fight flight and freeze, trauma, co-regulation, creative methods and emotional literacy — and land on the single most important shift a trauma-informed approach asks of us.

From "What is wrong with you?" to "What happened to you?"

Thank you for watching this series. If it has resonated with you — I would love to hear from you.

This is the final episode of Behind the Behaviour — a 10-part psychoeducation series for anyone who lives or works with children.